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children in care. (b) The foster home shall inform the department if a firearm is present in the foster home. (c) Before a foster home allows a child to handle a firearm, the home shall submit a firearm safety plan approved by the department that addresses the firearm safety instruction approach that the home will use. The home must receive approval from the child’s caseworker. (Eff. 7/1/2022, Register 242) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 44.30.020 AS 47.32.010 AS 47.32.130

AS 47.14.120 AS 47.32.030 AS 47.32.140 7 AAC 67.340. Smoking. (a) Smoking within a foster home is prohibited and must be limited to outside of the foster home. Smoking includes cigarettes, marijuana, tobacco, vaporizers, e-cigarettes, and cigars. A foster home shall ensure that

(1) cigarettes or other smoking products, ashtrays, lighters, or other smoking accessories are not visible or accessible to children in care;

(2) the home does not smell of smoke from cigarettes or other smoking products under (a) of this section; and

(3) to reduce effects of second-hand smoke, smoking does not occur in the vicinity of children in care. (b) A vehicle used to transport children must be smoke-free. (Eff. 7/1/2022, Register 242) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 44.30.020 AS 47.32.010 AS 47.32.130

AS 47.14.120 AS 47.32.030 AS 47.32.140